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From YouTube: The Embrace Groundbreaking - 4/27/22
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu participates in a ceremonial groundbreaking for a memorial sculpture on Boston Common honoring Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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C
Over
the
last
couple
of
years.
We
understood
that
king
boston
needed
to
meet
the
moment.
It
was
an
opportunity
to
bring
us
all
together
to
survive
a
global
pandemic,
to
continue
the
fight
for
justice
and
to
combat
the
economic
disparities
that
have
historically
plagued
communities
of
color
in
boston
and
throughout
the
commonwealth.
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D
I
am
only
going
to
be
up
for
a
second
just
to
say
to
you
paul
2017,
I
think,
is
when
paul
english
called
me,
and
we
started
this
part
of
the
journey.
That's
been
on
for
a
long
time
and
to
be
here
now.
I
am
sure
I'm
going
to
lose
it
before
it's
over,
because
this
is
an
extraordinary
moment.
Thank
you,
paul
for
for
starting
this
whole
thing.
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We
are
at
a
critical
moment,
as
you
know,
in
this
nation's
history,
and
as
optimistic
as
I
would
like
to
be,
none
of
us
is
certain
where
this
country
is
headed.
These
are
troubled
times,
but
this
day
gives
us
great
hope
that
we
will
learn
from
and
embrace
the
lessons
from
our
past
and
then
act
on
them,
and
so
I
say
to
those
of
us
who
are
privileged
to
stand
on
this
hallowed
ground
today,
because
you
are
here,
you
have
an
even
greater
responsibility
to
do
something
more
for
freedom,
justice
and
love.
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F
We're
going
to
get
our
time
together
with
a
land
acknowledgement,
we'd
like
to
acknowledge
that
we
are
gathered
together
on
native
space
and
the
traditional
homelands
of
the
massachusetts
tribe.
The
massachusetts
have
been
a
part
of
the
place.
We
now
call
the
boston
common
for
thousands
of
years,
their
lives
and
their
legacy
are
part
of
the
common.
Their
stories
are
recorded
in
the
ground
from
the
thousand-year-old
pottery
shards
by
the
apartment
bandstand
to
the
seven
thousand
year
old
spear
point
by
the
frog
pond
to
the
ancient
fishweirs
of
the
back
bay.
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F
F
We
are
so
glad
today
to
celebrate
the
legacies
of
the
kings
and
their
love,
and
we
are
reminded
by
the
words
cornell
west,
that
justice
is
what
love
looks
like
in
public,
so
welcome
to
this
public
park,
where
we
are
celebrating
love
and
justice,
not
just
now,
but
we
hope
you
will
be
here
together-
join
us,
celebrate
and
create
more
love
and
more
justice
until
it
flows
throughout
the
city,
this
commonwealth
and
the
world.
Thank
you.
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Thank
you
all.
You
know
I
don't
have
to
say
much
except
thanking,
because
there
is
well
more
than
an
overflow
of
inspiration
here
in
this
room.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today
and
so
I'm
going
to
thank
a
few
people
every
time
I
come
up
and
I'm
probably
going
to
miss
someone.
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President
lynn,
wooten
president
mark
thompson,
director,
claire
ramsbottom
chancellor
maloney,
our
co-chairs,
paul
english,
reverend
walker,
reverend
brown,
u.s,
labor,
attorney,
marty,
walsh,
brian
northrup
and
ryan,
rob
ryan
from
skanska,
where
you
have
ryan
we
at
rob.
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They
are
the
song
team,
sammy
lebleasy
from
rose
law,
the
city
of
boston,
the
boston
arts,
commission
parks
and
recreation,
our
board
of
advisors,
our
art
selection
committee,
the
1965
freedom,
plaza
selection
committee,
the
boston
foundation
and
many
benefactors
and
partners
who
made
this
day
possible
all
our
amazing
partners
and
continue
to
amplify
and
uplift
our
work.
I
got
a
call
at
8
30
this
morning
and
someone
said
hey,
I'm
here
in
town
and
I'll
see
you
later
and
I
didn't
know
who
it
was,
and
so
I
said
all.
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I'll
see
you
later
and
they
said
it's
me
hank
I
was
like
oh,
I
was
like.
Oh,
I
thought
you
were
talking
to
someone
else
like
no
I'm
here
in
town.
I'm
gonna
see
you
later
for
real.
I
was
like
why
don't
you
call
me
last
night
he's
like
I
literally
got
here
and
wouldn't
miss
this
moment
for
anything,
and
so
it's
it's
my
pleasure
and
I'm
gonna
invite
the
entire
team.
H
Wow,
what
an
exciting
day
I
had
no
idea
when
we
were
speaking
about
this
day,
how
monumental
it
would
feel
I'd,
love
to
say,
happy,
90.,
50
birthday
to
coretta
scott
king.
H
To
mari,
wherever
you
are,
and
all
of
the
incredible
people
who
greeted
us
when
we
first
came
here
where
there
were
hundreds
of
applications,
michael
murphy,
sam
giaratani
and
jonathan
evans,
I
I
this
is
an
amazing
amalgamation
of
so
many
people's
love
for
humanity,
love
for
the
possibility
of
what
we
can
be
and
how
what
can
happen
when
we
work
together,
and
so
thank
you
so
much
for
participating
this
moment
of
civic
joy
with
us.
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C
It
is
my
pleasure
to
bring
on
our
our
next
speaker,
performer
artist
and
resident
for
king
boston,
amandi,
music,.
J
Good
afternoon
everyone,
it's
really
an
honor
to
be
here,
it's
a
beautiful
thing,
so
I
changed
going
come
sam
cook.
Yes,.
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I
want
to
do
some
more
thank
yous,
barbara
and
amos
hofstetter
demond
and
kia
martin
amy
and
david
abrams,
the
band
sale
foundation,
bank
of
america,
the
bar
foundation,
jim
canales,
bow
post
group,
boston,
global
investors,
the
carmen
family
foundation,
beth
and
kim,
in
particular,
the
mass
mutual
foundation.
The
wagner
foundation
charlotte
wagner,
the
yawkey
foundation,
the
andrew
w
mellon
foundation,
nbc
10
universal
boston.
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Brandon
terry
joe
feaster
rob
manning
allison
quirk
mayor
janie,
senator
chang
diaz
robert
lewis,
jr
reverend
willie
badrick,
michael
curry,
without
further
ado,
I'd
like
to
introduce
the
founder
and
visionary
who
made
this
possible
and
he's
known
for
building
things
from
scratch,
and
now
he
can
count
a
memorial
on
his
list.
It
is
my
pleasure
to
introduce
my
friend
paul
english.
G
So,
dr
follow,
I
want
to
just
call
out
a
few
people
here
today,
my
teachers,
most
importantly,
reverend
liz
walker,
reverend
jeffrey
brown
and
marie
st
floor.
These
three
have
really
brought
me
into
the
different
neighborhoods
in
boston
and
taught
me
how
to
connect
and
listen
to
and
communicate
to
other
communities
within
the
city.
So
I
really
can't
thank
them
enough.
I
also
want
to
invite
up.
Barry
gaither
barry
is
the
director
of
the
national
center
for
afro-american
artists,
and
he
also
is
the
co-chair,
along
with
karen
goodfellow
of
the
art
committee.
G
L
So
that's
a
wide
spectrum,
and
within
that
this
monument
will
create
a
new
and
disruptive
presence
in
our
city.
I'm
reminded
that
when
the
eiffel
tower
opened,
critics
in
paris
said
it
was
a
monstrosity,
a
gesture
against
the
city
and
when
you
think
of
paris,
the
first
thing
that
comes
to
mind
is
the
eiffel
tower.
L
G
So
the
more
the
memorial
that
we're
here
to
celebrate
today
is
step
one
for
a
long
journey
that
king
boston
has
started
and
going
to
be
on
for
the
next
several
years.
The
thing
that
I'm
interested
in
particularly
is
working
on
issues
of
racial,
racial
equity,
wealth,
equity
and
for
trying
to
figure
out
how
we
can
bring
more
hundred
thousand
dollar
jobs
into
dorchester
and
roxbury
and
other
neighborhoods
in
boston,
so
hold
us
accountable
and
also
help
us
along
this
journey.
G
M
I'm
someone
who
grew
up
sometimes
not
feeling
like.
I
belong
to
any
community
at
all,
coming
from
an
immigrant
family
coming
from
a
family
where,
when
you
walked
into
spaces
that
were
created
to
do
big
things
like
in
government
or
in
policy
or
sometimes
even
very
carefully
manicured
spaces,
there
was
always
a
feeling
of.
Do
we
belong
here.
Is
the
space
truly
for
us?
M
M
In
every
corner,
but
also
doing
so
from
a
place
of
love,
and
so
together
we
embrace
our
capacity
collaboration
and
innovation
here
in
boston,
our
capacity
to
create
and
make
history
every
single
day,
and
we
embrace
the
possibility
for
our
future
when
we
truly
bring
everyone
into
our
community.
So,
thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
with
you.
N
N
I
was
thinking
about
those
125
some
odd
years
that
was
125
reverend
as
one
of
the
people
who
was
involved
in
the
process
of
getting
the
licenses
and
the
permits
and
the
permissions
and
all
of
the
paperwork
process
that
was
necessary
to
make
this
happen.
I
think
I
know
why
it's
been
125
years.
N
This
is
a
tough
place
to
get
something
cited,
and
I
can't
think
of
a
better
way
to
break
the
dam
than
with
this
particular
message
that
this
embrace
will
send
and
and-
and
I
just
have
to
say-
that,
having
sat
down
with
with
paul
english
and
with
reverend
walker
and
with
marie
st
floor,
maybe
a
month
before
the
pandemic,
to
start
putting
together
the
list
that
we
were
going
to
chase
to
create
the
donations
to
make
this
all
happen
and
to
make
part
two
happen,
which
is
that
research
center
and
then
the
pandemic.
N
N
A
really
amazing
accomplishment-
and
it
bodes
well
for
the
future
of
not
just
this
site,
but
also
the
work
that
is
going
to
be
done
as
part
of
this
full
memorial
to
martin
luther
king
and
to
coretta
scott
king.
Now
they
were
obviously
no
strangers
to
boston
coretta.
Scott
king
was
a
student
at
the
boston
conservatory
when
martin
luther
king
was
a
student
at
boston
university
and
if
you've
read
her
memoir
actually
the
first
time.
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N
N
N
N
We'll
be
there
as
a
constant
reminder
to
all
of
us
of
all.
That's
left
to
be
done
and
why
it's
so
important
that
it
be
done
here
in
the
commonwealth
and
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
Once
again,
we
need
to
be
that
shining
city
on
a
hill
that
sends
a
message
to
everybody
else
that
the
time
has
come
for
something
very
different.
N
Representative
marie
sinclair-
and
she
has
always
been
someone
who
is
striving
to
give
to
her
community
in
many
different
ways,
privately
quietly
personally
and
publicly,
and
is
one
of
the
architects
of
this
very
special
moment
and
this
huge
opportunity
for
us.
I
just
want
to
say
how
much
on
behalf
of
the
people
of
massachusetts,
we
appreciate
the
heart
and
soul
that
you
threw
into
this.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
O
This
is
such
joy.
You
have
no
idea
how
much
joy
do
we
feel
the
joy
yes
and
I
I
you
know
I
want
to
start
off
by
saying
thank
you
to
paul,
because
you
know
what
I
I
grew
up
in
up
in
this
corner,
I'm
still
in
open
corner
and
we
don't
always
have
the
resources
to
be
able
to
say.
Let's
have
this
dream
and
execute,
but
you
we
need
people
who
want
to
really
see
what's
possible
and
then
be
willing
to
step
forward
and
say.
I'm
here
count
me
in
and
actually
do
something.
O
So
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
wisdom
to
do
that
and,
and
it
really
helped
us,
I
want
to
say
that
I
want
to
thank
kate
gedge,
because
I
got
connected
with
this
because
of
cake
edge,
I'm
at
the
boston
foundation,
and
I
don't
know
where
kate
is,
but
she
you
know
she
had
a
little
quiet
dinner
with
me
one
day
and
said
marie.
You
really
want
to
think
about
this,
and
I
am
so
grateful.
I'm
grateful
for
that
and
I'm
grateful
for
the
team
at
the
boston
foundation
that
really
supported
our
efforts.
O
As
we
got
this
going
reverend
liz
now,
you
want
to
call
her
your
mama.
O
She
friend
mentor
just
love
her
and
she's,
just
so
amazing
and
was
really
very
supportive,
and
so
thank
you,
liz
right
and
then,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
want
to
thank
the
city,
employees
who
helped
us
make
this
a
reality,
because
we
needed
that
support
and
the
team
in
the
city
who
helped
that
make
that
support,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
honestly,
the
community,
because
you
know
what
that's
where
it
started.
O
They
came
in
and
met
in
rooms
to
tell
and
share
what
they
want
this
to
be
what
their
vision
was
for
this
memorial
and
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we
were
able
to
listen
right,
and
I
want
to
thank
coretta
scott
king,
whose
birthday
we
we
celebrate
today.
It
isn't
so
wonderful
that
we're
celebrating
on
the
birthday
of
this
woman,
this
woman,
who
really
taught
us
about
love,
love
for
her
husband,
love
for
her
family
love
for
community,
the
kind
of
love
that
we
don't
talk
about
anymore
love.
O
That
requires
sacrifice
not
that
you
know
night
panty
type
of
love,
no
love
that
requires
to
put
some
work
into
it
right,
that's
what
it
requires,
and
she
taught
us
that,
and
we
must
continue
to
push
that
flame
forward,
and
this
embrace
is
going
to
remind
us
of
that.
So
I
thank
the
community
for
embracing
the
embrace
and
for
giving
us
our
instructions
and
how
to
accomplish
that.
O
I
thank
hank
willis
that
young
man-
I
don't
know
where
he
is
right
now,
but
thank
you
because
you
know
what
he
took,
all
of
that
it
resonated
and
he
produced
something
that
respected
the
integrity
of
this
spark,
because
we
love
this
park
too
and
opens
corner.
We
love
this
park
and
it's
our
park
too,
and
we
wanted
to
see
ourselves
in
this
arc
and
and
they
helped
create
something
that
allowed
for
that.
O
So
I
want
to
say
that
so
that-
and
you
know
I
want
to
say
that,
because
the
leadership
of
amari,
you
know
bridges,
the
economic
prosperity
is
going
to
be
built
in
our
neighborhood,
because
it's
really
about
respecting
the
agency
of
the
people
in
these
communities.
We're
not
all
poor,
we're
not
all
broke.
O
We
all
have
possibilities,
and
we
need
to
remember
that,
there's
more
to
us
than
that,
and
what
I
love
about
this
project
is
that
it
really
pulled
us
and
help
us
understand
what
our
possibilities
are,
because
you
know,
if
the
folks
that
came
before
me
didn't
rely
on
what
was
possible
and
got
stuck
on
what
it
is,
we
never
would
have
been
able
to
accomplish
all
that
we've
been
able
to
accomplish,
and
that's
what
this
really.
This
really
represents
that
today.
O
So
I
love
the
fact
that
there's
going
to
be
this
economic
opportunity,
so
I
am
grateful
to
have
been
part
of
this
wonderful
journey
and
I
say
that
to
all
of
you.
I
see
many
people
in
the
room
who
were
part
of
this
from
the
very
beginning
when
it
wasn't
so
popular
when
it
wasn't
so
popular.
So
folks
remember
permitting
process
the
governor
talks
about
not
an
easy
process,
but
you
all
stood
with
us.
You
all
wrote
letters
you
all
showed
up
at
meetings
and
I
want
to
thank
the
people
who
stepped
up.
O
I
want
to
thank
liz.
I
don't
know
where
the
friends
of
the
public
gardens
are,
but
they
stepped
up
and
helped
us
move
this
process
along.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
so
much
for
helping
up
opening
so
many
doors,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
investors,
who
stepped
forward,
who
got
us
going,
and
I
see
some
of
them
sitting
in
this
room
today.
You
know
all
of
us
want
to
have
a
little
lit
leave
a
little
footprint
in
the
sands
of
time.
O
O
This
is
a
relay
race
about
who
we
want
to
be
in
this
country
who
we
want
to
be
in
this
city
and
it's
up
to
us
and
it's
not
just
words,
it's
action.
So
I
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
plant
this
footprint
right
here
in
the
middle
of
the
oldest
public
park
in
america,
because
someday
I'm
gonna
walk
with
my
grandchild
right
here
in
this
park,
and
I'm
gonna
say
this
happens
here.
E
E
E
E
C
Amazing
I
want
to
do
a
few
more
thank
yous.
I
want
to
thank
katie
and
paul
button.
Weezer,
jim
and
audrey
foster,
liv
love,
liz,
loveless
and
andrew
biolecki,
boston,
university,
charles
river
labs,
cooley
converse,
deloitte,
eastern
bank
foundation,
highland
partners,
liberty,
mutual,
the
lynch
foundation,
fm
mfmhs,
the
packer
foundation
foundation,
robin
artis,
james
foundation,
the
state
street
foundation,
the
chiefs
and
commissioners
eliot
ortega,
nelson
eatawoo,
goodfellow,
woods,
freeze
and
their
teens.
C
P
My
my
wife
kia
sitting
in
the
front
row
wasn't
wasn't
actually
supposed
to
be
here
today
because
of
a
family
matter,
but
I
have
a
wife
that
always
shows
up,
and
I
love
you.
P
You
know
the
first
song
that
we
we
heard
today
by
sam
cook
done
so
so
beautifully.
You
know,
sam
cook
was
soulful
but
also
prophetic.
P
K
P
All
come
to
fruition,
you
know
as
philanthropists.
K
K
K
K
Well,
past
the
time
that
the
the
black
lives
matters,
banners
come
down
and,
and
the
yard
signs
are
a
distant
memory
when
the
the
natural
selfishness
of
humanity
wants
to
rear
its
head.
This
memorial
will
stand
on
the
common
as
a
symbol
that
people
right
here
in
this
new
chapter
of
boston
history
will
stand
together
and
echo
the
sentiments
of
rosa
parks.
C
Thank
you
damon.
They
say
this
mc
thing
is
really
easy,
but
demand
also
forgot
to
introduce
the
next
person.
That's
all
right!
That's
all
right!
That's
all
right!
You
all
needed
some
comedy
relief,
some
levity
in
this,
and
so
I'm
here
to
bring
it
I'm
here
to
bring
I'm
not
going
to
do
it
justice,
I'm
not
going
to
do
the
introduction
justice,
but
it's
an
honor
for
me
to
introduce
our
u.s
attorney
rachel
rollins.
Q
Q
There
is
no
reverend
martin
luther
king
jr
that
we
know
of
and
like
most
great
marriages
and
partnerships
they
made
each
other
better.
So
I
come
here
today
representing
the
federal
government
as
the
chief
law
enforcement
officer
for
this
entire
commonwealth
for
our
federal
government,
which
was
not
good
to
the
kids.
Q
For
the
last
four
and
a
half
years
of
doc,
reverend
dr
martin
luther
king's
life,
he
was
surveilled
by
the
federal
government
and
you
all
know
the
stories
there
about
what
happened.
Q
But
this
is
about
change
and
possibility,
and
I
am
so
proud
to
be
standing
here
as
the
face
of
the
federal
government
today
in
the
commonwealth
of
massachusetts,
honoring,
black
love
and
this
beautiful
embrace
so
bringing
good
will
and
blessings
from
the
department
of
justice
that
is
led
by
merrick
garland
and
your
united
states
attorney.
I
thank
all
of
you
for
your
work
and
I
look
forward
to
the
continued
movement
forward
where
everyone
is
treated
with
dignity
and
respect
and
given
the
opportunity
to
thrive
here.
Thank
you.
R
R
So,
thank
you
awari,
so,
just
to
as
we
represent
the
stations,
we
are
awestruck
by
the
opportunity
to
be
the
media
partner.
For
this
amazing
endeavor
and
what's
important
to
us
is
that
this
story
needs
to
be
told,
there's
going
to
be
a
beautiful
monument
here,
but
it's
on
it's
coming
upon
us
to
tell
this
story
over
and
over
and
over
again-
and
I
see
my
competitors
here-
they'll
continue
to
tell
a
story
as
well,
and
I
look
forward
to
myself
on
your
six
o'clock
news
tonight
with
my
comments
here
today.
R
The
thing
that
I
want
to
represent
is:
I
represent
the
over
275
people
that
work
for
the
four
stations,
nbc,
10,
boston,
telemundo,
nolan,
cable,
news
and
nbc
sports
boston,
and
I
can
promise
you
that
we
are
going
to
pour
our
heart
and
soul
into
making
stories,
making
sure
that
this
moment
is
remembered
forever
and
that
we
continue
this
conversation
in
a
way
that
probably
hasn't
happened
good
enough
today.
So
thank
you.
We
are
honored
to
be
part
of
it
and
I'm
going
to
get
out
of
your
way
now.
So
thank
you
very
much.
I
I
So
I'm
gonna
stop
my
sermon.
Now
I'm
gonna
close
in
a
prayer
like
my
colleague
but
I'd
like
to
close,
quoting
the
words
that
were
pinned
by
james
weldon
johnson
in
a
song
that
is
called,
lift
every
void,
lift
every
voice
and
sing,
and
everyone
knows
the
first
verse,
but
not
quite
the
second
as
well.
I
A
C
We'll
now
take
a
this
concludes.
Our
former
programming
when
you
came
in
you
should
have
been
given
some
color
codes.
Joelle
jacquez
and
nitisha
mill
will
help
instruct
to
take
some
of
those
photos.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
being
here,
god
bless.
You
have
a
great
day.